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Morning Edition

Cathy Wurzer
Cathy Wurzer
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Morning Edition, with Cathy Wurzer in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington and Los Angeles, brings you all the news from overnight and the information you need to start your day. Listen from 4 to 9 a.m. every weekday.

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Art Hounds: A night of music and spoken word in Duluth and fiber art in St. Anthony

Art Hounds: A night of music and spoken word in Duluth and fiber art in St. Anthony

This Moment in Time, a live-streamed concert by artists of Duluth-based DanSan Creatives, will feature eight musicians whose work spans neo-soul, hip-hop, rap and spoken word.
by Emily Bright

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For one woman in recovery, staying sober during a pandemic has been a lesson in resilience

For one woman in recovery, staying sober during a pandemic has been a lesson in resilience

For most of her adult life, sobriety has been hard for Heather Russell to maintain. When the pandemic hit, she worried she’d go back to drinking, after nearly a year of sobriety. Instead, Russell says 2020 was a lesson in tapping resilience she didn’t know she had.
by Catharine Richert

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Jan. 5 update on COVID-19 in MN: 18 new deaths, Minn. waits for restriction rollbacks

Jan. 5 update on COVID-19 in MN: 18 new deaths, Minn. waits for restriction rollbacks

Minnesota reported 18 more deaths caused by COVID-19 Tuesday, along with 1,612 new cases ahead of an announcement from Gov. Tim Walz that he’ll loosen restrictions on bars and restaurants.
by MPR News Staff

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Audio postcard: Snowy signs of plant life

Audio postcard: Snowy signs of plant life

During the summer months, we get periodic updates on Morning Edition from wildflower gurus Phyllis Root and Kelly Povo, who travel the state to find out what’s in bloom. This year, winter hasn’t put a stop to their adventuring.
by Cathy Wurzer and Julia Franz

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Faced with twin COVID diagnoses, in-home care provider and her centenarian client moved in together

Faced with twin COVID diagnoses, in-home care provider and her centenarian client moved in together

When a personal care assistant and her 101-year-old client both came down with COVID-19, the two women faced a choice: Ride out the virus alone or survive it together.
by Catharine Richert

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Warrant says police were trying to catch Idd in illegal gun sale; officers ID'd in the fatal shooting

Warrant says police were trying to catch Idd in illegal gun sale; officers ID'd in the fatal shooting

A search warrant filed Monday says Minneapolis police suspected Dolal Idd had a high-capacity pistol and tried to arrest him before the fatal confrontation last week. Separately on Monday, the Minnesota BCA released names of three officers involved in the shooting. All three are on standard administrative leave.
by Brandt Williams

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COVID-19 battle to color 2021 legislative session

COVID-19 battle to color 2021 legislative session

A fresh session of the Minnesota Legislature kicks off Tuesday with some new faces but the same power structure and a now familiar pressing item atop the agenda: how to respond to a health pandemic that has cost thousands of lives and knocked the economy off-kilter.
by Brian Bakst

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